58).
Figure 9.58 The Boolean CSG tool is used to intersect and subtract objects from one another.
10. Select Subtract, then click OK to subtract the contents of the background layer
from the object in the foreground layer (Figure 9.59).
If you take a close look at the iPod model after the Boolean operation, you??™ll see two
things: The iPod now has a hole in it, and the hole is colored yellow. If you apply a
surface to a Boolean ???cutting??? object, that surface??™s name and characteristics are
assigned to the surface of the hole or cavity it creates. It makes life a lot easier as you
won??™t have to try to select and surface polygons inside the tiny earplug hole!
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Figure 9.59 The background earplug object is used to cut a hole in the foreground iPod layer.
11. Press the apostrophe key to reverse layers, and press Shift+h for the size tool.
Increase the size of the original earplug disc by about to about 15%, as shown in
Figure 9.60.
Figure 9.60 Increase the size of the earplug disc by about 15%.
12. Press q and change the surface to Earplug_Trim or something similar.
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